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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
10
A 13 year case of chronic moist eczema is claimed cured by Watt’s Eczema Ointment and sold by Wm. H. Chambers druggist in Barnesville Georgia. Dr Miles’ Nerve Plasters advertised for rheumatism.
County commissioners met in regular session with J L Coggin and H G Jordan presiding. The minutes record numerous payments for jail, roads, poor farm, witnesses, lumber, and road work across Molena, Zebulon, Milner, and neighboring areas. Road reviews and new road petitions were reviewed, with several routes approved for publication and some refused, plus pauper aid for Hudson Collins and Will Lovelace pension requests.
A Washington secretary and his house servant Abraham discuss Klondike wages. Abraham considers leaving for the Klondike after hearing about $50 daily pay, but both conclude the days there would be six months long, making the move unlikely. Abraham rejects the idea, noting days are long enough in Washington.
The fourteenth annual session of the Centennial Association will convene at Cabaniss church in Monroe county on Tuesday morning October 5 1897. Frankville on the Southern is the nearest rail point and visitors will receive conveyance to the church. All association churches are urged to send strong representatives and nearby churches are invited to join as members. The session is expected to be pleasant and profitable with an open invitation to the public.
A Victorian style ad promotes Buckingham's Dye claiming it colors a beard to match natural hair. It asserts the beard grays first and should be dyed to align with head color. The slogan emphasizes a realistic brown or black result.
Georgia Ryco offers excursion tickets at reduced rates from local points on Saturdays after 6 pm to Sundays 6 pm with return by Monday noon. Travel via Central of Georgia Railway to Savannah then Ocean Steamship Company ships to New York Philadelphia Boston and Merchants and Miners to Baltimore. First class includes meals and berth. ships offer sea-spray baths and luxurious staterooms. For rates and sailings contact ticket agents or J C Halle Savannah Ga.
A deck hand on an Ohio River steamboat explains his switch from deep sea sailing to river work, citing conscience and religious sprinkling as his motive. The anecdote includes Baltimore, Marietta, and Baltimore Baptists, with a closing plug for a free book on Opium and Whisky habits from B M Woolley of Atlanta.
Don t walk to excess and wear light clothes while avoiding black. Heed modest hats and avoid horizontal patterns. Emphasize sleep, a rounded figure through diet and exercise, and advise against torpid liver. Ends with promotion for DeWitts Little Early Risers by Dr. W A Wi cut.
Daniel Webster praised the Sermon on the Mount as beyond mortal reach and urged pastors to return to simple gospel preaching focused on individuals rather than crowds. He urged preaching that reminds listeners of mortality and judgment, preferring direct, spirit-led address over sermonizing from Paul or current events.
Mary Ketchum visits The Lancet with a plan to fill her father Tom Ketchum’s missing days. She handles bills, persuades advertisers, and proves her knack for office work, earning Mr. Sharp’s approval and a hint she could become an AI reporter.
The verse extols love as faith that silences woes and elevates daily life into something sacred. It proclaims love as a divine gift surpassing worldly wealth, appearing after life’s fall to shame its littleness with something high strong and beautiful.
A reflective nugget notes that a newborn starts life helpless and gains self command slowly. The quote frames a mother’s role as central to a child’s salvation, calling early development a perpetual miracle observed by mothers.
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